Co-op Best Practices

Co-operative education work terms are opportunities for students to develop as professionals. Through work, students can build competencies and over time become adept within the world of work. However,...

In business, a value proposition describes the quantifiable benefits that individuals or organizations promise to deliver. In the job search process our students need to be able to effectively articulate...

For students completing international co-operative work terms, SFU requires participation in Bridging International Learning (BIL), an online course to prepare and mentor students before, during, and after...

Last year, when I began a second year as Co-op Mentor Centre Coordinator, I identified an element to be missing and that was the potential of having the program be more student-led.
I believe that individuals...

While preparing this tip sheet, I reviewed many good articles already on the CAFCE web site involving reflection, outcomes, work reports, evaluation, site visits, debriefings & learning. The information...

Mentoring provided me with the opportunity to reflect on my own CO-OP experiences, including the application and interview processes, so hopefully not only have I helped others, but it will help me in...

Academic and humorist Leo Rosten once wrote, “First rate people hire first rate people, second rate people hire third rate people”, and since the job description is the first step of the formal hiring...

Finding outstanding co-op employers has never been easier thanks to recent market shifts and exciting trends for the future, but it has also never been more complex thanks to the shortage of workers and...

Co-operative education programs provide excellent opportunities for students to develop skills and abilities in their field of choice. On the job, students can build knowledge, develop business savvy and...

All it takes is a group of enthusiastic and dedicated students, determined to represent their peers by sharing ideas and providing support for the co-op program, its services and relations with students....